Post 1.84 beta history

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Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:

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Originally posted by Q:
"8. Fixed - Drones were not inflicting special damage types."

That's strange. I used frequently drones with special damage weapons and as far as I have seen it without problems. What kind if special damage did not work??

No. Special damage types have never worked with drone warheads. I have wanted to be able to build 'plague drones' for years and it is only now possible. Now I can infect entire systems in a single attack... And just think of the other possibilities! Tachyon warheads to make weapon-neutralizing drones for starbase assault! (Drones go in and kill the weapons before your ships have to go in...) Or neutrino warheads to neutralize shield generators! Ionic warheads carried by super-fast drones to disable ships' engines and let your slower ships catch them! "Smart bomb" drone warheads to let you knock out space ports or resupply depots without even having to send in ships! Quad damage to shields and null-space are some other cool damage types for a drone warhead, but I cna't think of any 'special' tactics they would allow. Just standad combat uses like ordinary explosive warhead.

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But why do you need warheads for such designs ??
You can achive the same with weapons on drones.
Mod short-range, high damage, 30-turn reload Versions of all those special weapons that can be used on drones only. Problem solved